Shell Australia today opened a new biodiesel facility at its Parramatta Terminal in western Sydney – responding to customer demand to reduce diesel excise liabilities and reduce the environmental impacts of fossil fuel use.

Shell Australia recently brought together global and local technical experts and engine manufacturers to participate in the third annual Shell Mining and Transport Technology Forums held in Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Shell Australia today opened two new diesel storage tanks at its Mackay Terminal in Queensland. The tanks, holding a combined 38 million litres, will provide extra capacity and supply security to Shell customers in the Bowen Basin and Far North Queensland.

Shell today confirmed that refining operations at its 79,000 barrel Clyde Refinery will stop from 30 September. This follows an earlier announcement last July that the refinery would be converted into a dedicated fuel terminal.

The Shell Company of Australia Limited today officially opened a new Biodiesel facility at its Newport Terminal in Victoria. The new state of the art facility has enabled Shell to launch BioDiesel 20 into the Australian market, a world first for the company.